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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

ST, LOUIS, Mo, Nov Alta meeting Of
job printers Tuesday night a series of resoui
tions were adopted setting forth that unless
the employers met the demand of 81 increase
per week in wages on or before 10 O'Clock
Wednesday, a general strike would be Or
dered The employers are greatly divided on
the question, but quite number of the larger
book and job houses are advertising for non
union men.
CHICAGO, Nov 1.-The employ ing printers
report the strike progressing swimmingly, so
far as they are concerned. They claim to
have done little else Tuesday besides giving
applicants for work the addresses of offices
that needed their services. The men, on the
other hand, claim that nearly fifty offices are
deSerteG
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02
CJHGENSE NEWS.

he Cine tltt re .tS5caJion list shows an
increase of 2,:'i3 over that of last year
The drought M Henry county, Illinois, is
the most severe one that has ever been known
there at this time OF the year
The Scotch yacht Thistle has arrived at
Greenock after pleasant voyage from New
York. Her best days run was 25s miles
In defiance OF carping critics the venera e
BILE but vigorous lie LeSSeps keeps on assert
ing that the Panama canal will be opened in
1880.
The periodical dynamite scare has posses
sion of London just now, and the police are
on the alert for mysterious looking Irish
Americans
The big oil deal by which the production is
to be cut down one half for the period of one
year has been conSummated, and its effect
was felt Tuesday III the market
Typhoid fever is still prevalent at Cincin.
natl, but it is of mild type and yields read
lily to treatment. The disease is raging will
considerable violence in the upper pennsuIs
of Michigan
The special grand jury summoned to inves-
tigate the Amer Green lynching has made
its report. No indictments We're found, and
the county officials were held free from blame
for their part IN the affair.
The great dramatic attraction of the season
in London has closed. That typical Amer
lean, Buffalo Bill, gave the last performance
of the Wild West show Monday night, in tn,
presence d an enormous audience.
As there is no money with which to ray
for the expense of the necessary surveys and
.af loo
session for the distribution of lands in sew
crafty TO Indians can not now be carried int
effect
The quarantine officers at New York are
accused Of concealing the facts in the case o
the cholera infected steamers that are nov
detained at that port. 1t is believed that the
condition of affairs is much more seriou.
than they have been willing to admit
A furious gale ragged throughout England
Tuesday, causing considerable damage to tel
| egraph wires and resulting in number Of
minor casualties. The storm prevailed around
the entire coast of the United Kingdom, ant
the list of maritime disasters is large. Sever
vessels were wrecked at Cardiff alone.
The confession of William Mundafrom
who is in jail at Waterloo, Iowa, for tht
murder of Chris Hemme, caused such excite
ment in the community that it was feared al
| attempt would be made to lynch the pris
oner. A local militia company is subject tc
the call OF the sheriff should an attack b,
made upon the jail
Knights OF Labor began a strike at Buffalt
Tuesday. Three hundred of them left tn,
Union ship-yard because their employers re
| fused to discharge a few non-union men VIII
have worked for years in the yard. Tn,
| only other ship-building concern in the city
has joined the Union company in its figh
against this demand by locking out $50 mel
| who belong to the union
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

JUST now our Chicago friends and
brethren are in the tolls of big business
octopus called &c las Trust" The con-
cern is furnishing diluted darkness now
at 50 % and 50 30 per thousand feetand
offers, If the city will give it q ten years
monopoly. to furnish gas for 81 20, 1t
is astonishing how cheaply and easily
gas can be made under the brilliant rays
from a dynamo. But there does not
seem to be much disposition to grant the
monopoly. Gas will probably be made
much cheaper than 81 % long before the
ten Yeas expire.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 2-Governor Martin,
Of Kansas, made short address to the cattle
growers Tuesday, and a number of papers Of
interest to the industry we're read. Several
resolutions were introduced, among them
one denouncing the oleomargarine law. One
resolution in favor of prohibiting live stock
importation from England for period was
passed. RESOLUTIONS were reported unfavor-
ably for government control of railways and
telegraph, opposing the surplus and favoring
the national monetary system, and the re-
port was adopted Another resolution OPP
posing the raising of the Cook county, Ills,
quarantine was debated, but not acted upon.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

IT is quite possible that the London
detectives are cackling over a mares nest
in connection with the dead man Cohen,
whom they claim to have been the ennis
sary of Irish dynamiters in America. If
the police had reliable information on the
subject, they are stupid to reveal it before
making further discoveries and arrests.
At the same time, if any Irishmen have
contemplated the killing of Secretary
Balfour, they are Irelands worst enemies,
Careyism is a monstrosity that recoils on
those who shield or tolerate it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

DUBLIN, Nov. 2-Dilon, speaking at q
league meeting in Limerick Tuesday, said
that partisan judges had confirmed the
MitchelStown sentence upon UBrien undel
circumstances astounding even to those &C
cuStomed 10 the mockery of the laws pre-
yailing in Irish courts II O'Brien's friend.
had had force enough present they would
have rescued him at any cost. He would
scorn people who, having the power to pro
cure liberty, would submit 10 such bruta
TYRANNY
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02
ALL HOPE VANISHES.
The Condemned Anarchists Must
Stretch Hemp.
The United states supreme Court
Refuses 10 Grant a ~tay of Proceed
iags in the EamOns Case.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. November 9, 1:40
p. m.-The United States supreme court
has Just announced its decision, refusing
stay OF proceedings in the anarchist
case. This probably settles the fate of
the condemned men in the Chicago jail
The governor of Illinois alone can inter
fnrn nnn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

The news was received with the ut
most satisfaction BY the community thai
he had terrorized; but the arrest of dis
ease that is stealing away a loved and
valued life, is an achievement that should
inspire HEARTFELT gratitude. Chiliness,
cold extremities, depressed spirits, aad
extremely miserable sensations, with
pale, wan features, are the results Of dis.
ordered kidneys and liver. Arrest the
cause at once by taking DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t is pure.
ly vegetable detective, that will ferret
out and capture the most subtle lung OF
blood disorder. Druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

You cannot afford to waste time in ex-
perimenting when your lungs are in dam
ger. Consumption always seems at first,
only cold. Do not permit any dealer to
impose upon you with some cheap inita-
ton of DR.. Kings new discovery fol
consumption. coughs and colds. but be
sure you get the genuine. Because he
can make more profit he may tell YOU
he has something just as good. or just
the same. Don't be deceived, but insis
upon getting DR.. Kings new discovery
which is guaranteed to give relief in al
throat, lungs and chestaffections. Tria
bottles free at Hartz s. Bahnsen's drus
store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02
"ExPLoRERs" TICKETS UNLAWFUL.


Two Decisions by the National Railway
Res.ulatnrs-A Con- plant Dismissed.
WASHINGTON CITY, Nov I'm the case
of W L. Smith against the Northern Pacific
railroad for selling explorers" tickets at a
lower rate than is charged the general public,
a decision has been rendered by the inter
state commerce commission against the rail-
road company. The commission in this case
decided that the Interstate commerce law
does not permit the sale of tickets to any
class Of people at rates different from those
established Tor the general public, and have
po;.tied the railroad to desist from selling
special class tickets at rates less than the
regular rate charged to the general public.
The commission has dismissed the COM
plant in the case of d. f. Allen & Co, of
Frankfort, Ind, against the Louisville, New
Albany & Chicago railroad for violating the
foruth section Of the law by charging more
for a shorter than for longer haul on grain
The facts brought out in the evidence, the
commission says, show no violation by the
defendants of the long and short haul clause
of the law
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

New YORK, Nov. 2-Messrs Clarke, Rad
clitfe & Co, sold at public auction Tuesday
through Wilmerding, Hoguet & Co, auc-
tioneers, S40O, 0)J worth of knit underw wear
the largest sale of the kind ever had in TIN,
country, The prices realized were very fair
and in some instances numbers of cases OF
special makes brought very high prices
The greatest decentralization prevailed in
scarlet wool underwear, but even in this line
the selling firm express themselves as wei
satisfied
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

CINCINNATI, Nov. Mrs. Parker, aged
60, has been arrested charged with poisoning
her daughters family with arsenic in pie
The daughter, Mrs. Cedillate, her brother,
Joseph Parker, and her son Fred, aged IA,
were taken sick Monday. Mrs CediIlatels
husband died of poisoning last Christmas.
The old lady has been talking about poison
lately, aud was regarded as slightly dement,.
ed The family will recover.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02
Warden Stordoek Held in Bail.

SALTWATER, Nov. AIN the police court
Tuesday morning the charges of criminal
libel and subornation of perjury againt War
den H. 6 Stordock came up for hearing,
and the court, on its own motion, Adjourned
the matter until next Thursday morning
The grand jury meets next Tuesday, and the
adjournment was made with the view OF
throwing tine matter into their hands Bail
was fixed at 500 on each cargo. and on the
former StoriGck was released on his owl
reoognizance, and on the latter with securi
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02
TEN MILLIONS A MONTH
THE RATE THE NATIONAL DEBT Is
BEING PAID OFF.
Two Hundred Millions of Gold Coin and
StiIl Larger Than Expenses-Some Facts
About Alaska-The Seal MonopoIy-In-
ter-State Commerce Decisions.


Stiu Larger Than Expenses-Some Facts
About Alaska-The Seal Monopoly
ter-State Commerce Decisions.
WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. 3-The reduc-
ton in the public debt during October
amounted to SIG, So, 695, and for the first
four months of the current fiscal year to
$40, 1856 OBS. The total debt less cash in the
treasury is 81, 2}s, G92 70l The interest bear
ing debt amounts to sion, ~, 743, and OF
this amount S7ti2, Az, $50 of per cents, and
$3.50, 81, 600 of ~ per cents are outstand-
ing. The net cash in the treasury is $50
75S, 704, or about sll, 50O,000 more than a
month ago. National bank repositories hold
SSl, 767, AS in government funds or fully
5000, 900 more than on Oct l.
The gold coin and bullion fund balance in
the treasury aggregates $50, 544, sos, with
gold certificate liabilities outstanding
amounting to so, GS4, 773; thus leaving gold
fund balance of S2O2, S59, So, against bal
ance of Sl92, III, 946 a month ago.
The silver coin and bullion fund is s2ls,-
S91, 52S, with $780, rs, 957 in silver certifi-
Gates outstanding, making the silver fund
balance SIS. IS, 51l, against SEA, ~, SIP on
October l. In addition to this silver fund
there is in the treasury assets Sc, 96l, 016 in
trade dollar bullion.
Government receipts for October were ST. '
sos, III, or about 81, 500, 000more than during
October, 1856 Customs receipts for the past
month aggregated SIS 7OS, rs; internal rev
enue receipts, $40, 467, SIS; and receipts from
miscellaneous sources, 81, GIG, 800 Expen
ditures during October aggregated So, 't}2,
SD or S3OO0,0OO less than during October
lsS6. Receipts and expenditures for the first
four months of the current year, compare!
with the corresponding period of the last ifs
| cal year, are as follows: Receipts, lSs7-SlS2,
U9d, %5; expenditures, slO2, 9.6, sU. Receipts
les6-S.24, 4s4 90; expenditures, Slo0, 2tO,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02
Pecpllar

In the combination, proportion, and prep
aration of its ingredients, Hoods Ssrsa,
parilla accomplishes cures where other
preparations entirely fail. Peculiar in
its good name at home. which is a ''tower
of strength abroad peculiar in the phe-
nomenal sales it has attained. Hoods
Sarsaparilla is the most successful medi-
cine for purifying the blood, giving
strength, and creating an appetite.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

NEW York, Nov. 2-Secretary Whitney
is gradually improving. His friends now
believe his enforced absence from Washing
ton will not be as long as at first feared Dr.
LOOMS, his physician, said: Il should thinE
he will need vacation Of at least a month
from his duties at Washington. He may &c
to Lenox in few days. He rides out in the
morning with Mrs. Whitney, but receives nc
one at his hnma y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

WABAsHA, Mimi, Nov. 2.-This town is
considerably excited over the elopement OF
Mrs. p W. BOhn, whose husband is a local
ieweler, with drummer for Chicago Jew
ery house. whose true name is unknown,
but who called himself Ed Wilson, and also
Hammer The pair fed while Bohn was out
shooting ducks and the wife afterward tele
graphed her husband from Alma, Wis, tt
send on her effects
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

New YORK, Nov. Under the tariff
adopted by the trunk line general passenger
agents, and which went into effect Tuesday,
the immigrant fare from New York to Chi
cago is SIS; to St Louis, SIS; to Bismarck,
D. T., 81 81, to Denver, SAL 40; to Birming
ham, Ala, $50; to Dallas, Tex, 500 IS; &c
New Tacoma, W T, So; 10 San Francisco
SIS 25, and to intermediate points at pro,
portionate rates
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

CAMDEN, N. J., Nov Mrs. Henry Lud-
low, Of Haddonfield, was pushing her baby
around in its carriage Monday when the
vehicle overturned and upset an oil stove.
The burning oil set fire to the baby's cloth
ing, and while she was extinguishing the
flames Mrs Ludlow's own garments caught
fire. She saved the child's life, but was her.
self burned TO DEATH
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

WLHEsBARRE, Pa. Nov. 2-Willie Her.
bert, aged years, living at Bordentown,
Iackawanna county, was playing with his :,
year-old sister during the absence Of their
parents The lad picked up an old gun be-
hind IA bureau, took aim at the girl, aud fired,
killing her instantly. The charge entered
her head and shot the face away.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

New HAVEN, Conn, Nov. flames How
ard Bonbright, Yale 80, died Monday night
after five days illness. Excessive induL
gence in lawn tennis brought on a chill,
which resulted in Inflammation of the bow
els, and in spite of the best medical attend
ance he died in great agony, Bonbright be-
longed to one of the oldest and most influen-
tial families in Philadelphia
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

MINNEAPOLIS Mimi, Nov 2-Tommy
Warren has deposited a forfeit of $3.50 for a
fight with Ike Weir. and signed the articles
of agreement The fight will be fifteen
rounds, with two-ounce gloves, and will take
place in Washington rink, this city, Dec ),
the winner to receive - per cent of the re-
ceipts and the loser . per cent, each man to
weigh l20 pounds or less in costume when he
enters the ring
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Nov. 2-The north
east wind has driven in a very heavy tide,
and much damage has been done along the
beach front Many bath houses have been
washed away, the meadows all OVERLOOKED,
and some portions of the city inundated The
street cars cannot reach the inlet where
much damage was also done. Many boats
are adrift on the meadows
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02
THEY WANT LIBERTY OR DEATH.
Another Anarchist Open Letter-Lingg,
Fischer and EueeI Repud,ate Mercy.


CHICAGO, Nov. Louis Lingg, Adolph
Fischer and George Engel, three of the con-
demned Anarchists, have written open let
tiers to Governor Oglesby protesting against
a communication of their sentence, and de-
manding, as Parsons has done, either liber-
ty or death" Engel says: u am not aware
of having violated any law of this country
In my firm belief in the constitution which
the founders of this republic bequeathed to
this people, and which remains unaltered,
have exercised the right of free speech, and
have criticised the existing condition of So
ciety and succored my fellow-citizens with
advice, which | regard as the right of every
honest citizen. The powers that be may
murder1ne, but they can not legally punish
me-
Lingg says he called upon the oppressed
masses to oppose the force of their oppres-
sors with force in order to attain dignified
and manly existence by securing the full re-
turns of their labor. This and ouly this, is
the ''crime found against men
Fischer says: 81 am no murderer and can
not apologize for an action of which | know
| am innocent. And should ask mercy on
account of my principles, which | honestly
believe to be true and noblei Mol am no
hypocrite, and have therefore no excuses to
offer with regard to being an Anarchist, be-
cause the experiences of the past eighteen
| months have only strengthened my convic-
tions" Fischer denies that he is responsible
for the death of the policemen at the Hay
market, and closes his letter with a long
statement about the condition of society"
and "the immense dissatisfaction among the
working people"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

NEW York, Nov. "A Herald special
from Macon, Ga, says: There is considera-
bic doubt as to whether Jefferson Davis will
return to his home at Beauvoir alive. His
condition is extremely precarious. For sew
eral years he has been troubled with seri-
Gus affection of the heart and the excitement
of the last week served to aggreyate his all
ment Since Saturday he has been confined
to his bed and physician has been in daily
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

WASHINGTON City, Nov. 2-The commits
sioner of pensions is IN receipt of a telegram
from Special Examiner J. +. Fitzpatrick, of
Baltimore, Nd, announcing the conviction
of William T. Motfstt, in the United States
court at that place. MofIett was an appli-
cant for pension To secure the same he
forged the names of several comrades and the
jurats of three justices of the peace to aft
davits filed in support of the claim. He was
arrested March 10, 1881, and subsequently in
dicted for the forgeries On Oct - the pro-
ceedings ended by the conviction Of Mofiett
M, ayAry count
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. THE storm which
visited this section Sunday and Monday has
proved most disastrous. Although telegraph
lines along the coast are all down. yet from
meagre reports received here it is es-
timated that at least fifty vessels are ashore.
Many of them are total wrecks As yet nc
lives have been reported lost. A steamship
is reported ashore at Ocean View, fifteen
miles from this port
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

house of {. S. Randall & Co. closed Tuesday
on an execution in favor of Sprague, Warner
Il Co, for $500, Strsus & Hamburger sl54,
and one or two minor claims II Is the cul-
nIination of the business embarrassment of
G. s Randall in outside business
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. LIN the Woman
Suffrage association Tuesday addresses were
delivered by DIR. Mary F. Thomas, of Indi-
ana; Mrs. Rebeeca N. Hazard, of Missouri:
Miss Mary E. Haggart, Of Indiana; Col T.
Wentworth Higginson, of Massachusetts
Senator A. d. Harlan, Of Pennsylvania, and
others.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

New CASTLE, Pa, Nov. 1.-Two families,
twelve persons IN all, who arrived IN New
York October Is on the independents" from
Palermo, arrived here last week Their
identity was revealed Tuesday through an
Italian. The board of health has taken the
matter in hand
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

KANSAS CITY. Nov. 2.-The Western
Union Telegraph company has abolished the
special rebate and Mutual Union rates to
eastern points. This is equivalent to an adj
vance of ~ per cent on night and 20 per
cent on day messages. The Pacific Mutual
company also announces an advance Of 20
peF cant
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

NEW YORK, Nov. I'D. O. Mills, the
banker, hiss bought the 0phir farm in West
chester county, formerly owned by Ben Hal
liday, and later by John Roach The price
is not stated Mr.. Roach paid sl25, 900
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

MANCHESTER, Iowa, Nov 1.-The National
Butter, Egg and Cheese association convened
here at O'Clock Tuesday afternoon in Gem
trial Rink. After an address of welcome 10y
State Dairy Commissioner Sherman, the
meeting resolved itself into joint session Of
the national and state associations, and re-
ports were called for and read, after which
resolution, urging change from the old
fashioned system of manufacturing butter
and eggs TO new methods, was adopted
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

The only trouble with the Rice Coil
Carriage Spring is that the man who has
one on his buggy is likely to go to sleep
while riding. so luxurious is the motion it
gives the vehicle
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

Nowadays a frequent and painful dis
ease. rheumatism, can be permanently
cured by Salvation Oil, Ali druggists
keep il. Price % cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

The amount of braiding on frocks,
wraps and garments of all kinds is euor-
nous, and the braid designs this fall are
very fine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

CORK, Nov. 2-The mayor Of Cork has in
formed the municipal authorities that Mr..
OBrien will resist to death his subsection by
them TO the treatment received by ordinary
criminals in prison The governor of the
prison, at the mayors request, has tele-
graphed to the government department of
prisons asking for advice in regard to the
matter. The mayor will see Mr. O'Brien as
early as possible and report to him the de-
cision of the authorities
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02

degree In the une OF sports ana he has an ex-
tensive acquaintance IN sporting circles